Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 6

CSi Weather…

. REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. in the Jamestown area, light snow in the Valley City area.  Highs around 10. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening with a 50 percent chance of snow in the Valley City area,  then clearing. Lows around 5 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chills around 20 below after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Lowest wind chills around 20 below in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Southwest

winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 5 to 10 above. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 10 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows near zero.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.

 

After highs in the teens Saturday, a warmup into the 20s is expected Sunday through Tuesday.  Dry weather is also expected over the weekend.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.

All Members were present.

 

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Discussed Separately:

 

Council Member Buchan requested Item I be discussed separately. Resolution to authorize the City Attorney to send a notice of default to the Recycling Center of North Dakota, Inc., on February 1, 2018, if curbside recycling service has not yet begun based on the terms of the agreement between the company and the City of Jamestown.

He asked if the notice had been sent, and City Attorney Leo Ryan said it had not, as of yet.

Buchanan asked about the default notice, to which Ryan said it was legal action, and that the recycler has 60 days from February 1, 2018 to begin recycling, the trigger date for the default notice.

Mayor Andersen said the date of default will be in early April.

Following discussion the City Council voted, unanimously to approve the Resolution.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

PUBLIC HEARING: Concerning Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #18-41 protests and the sufficiency thereof.

Following the Public Hearing it was determined that protests have been found to be insufficient to bar proceeding with Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District

Resolution passed to authorize the City Engineer to develop detailed plans, specifications and estimates for Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #18-41.

 

Council members considered entering into an agreement renewal with the Jamestown Community Correction Program to provide community service and restitution program services for a fee of $3.00 per hour.

Mayor Andersen moved to table, pending additional information.

 

Considered was the request from Otter Tail Power Company for reimbursement for relocating electrical lines off City right-of-way.

From Otter Tail Power, Richie Wolf said the area concerns 12^th Avenue Northeast.

He said the city originally indicated room for the utility, and then informed Otter Tail that changes in the design with the street and sidewalk, required moving the utility’s lines.  He said the lines were reinstalled underground, at a cost of $33,000. He requested the city pay the cost of $7,500.

The franchise agreement indicates the utility will not charge the city for movement from the City Right of Way.

Wolf said Otter Tail Power agrees, but brought up the issue to say rate payers will foot the bill for the relocation.

Mayor Andersen said she sees an exemption to the agreement in this case, as part of the multi-use path project.

Council Member Buchanan moved to pay the $7,500.

The council voted 4-1 to approve with Council Member Brubakken voting in opposition

 

ORDINANCES:

FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of All Except the S90’ of Lot 1 Replat & Except Parcel A, Block 1, Residence Park 2nd Addition, from R-1 (One Family Residential District) to R-2 (One to Six Families Residential District).

 

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:   No one spoke.

 

APPOINTMENTS:

Appointed Trent Hillerud  to serve as a member on the Fire Code Board of Appeals for a three year term to expire November 2020.

 

Appointed Travis Iversen to serve as an Assistant City Attorney and Assistant City Prosecutor for a term to expire June 2018.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:   No one spoke.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved recognizing the EZ Wheels Shrine Club as an other public spirited organization and authorize the issuance of a raffle permit.

The City Council rejected  a bid due to irregularity, and  not opened January 30 for the Water Treatment Plant roofing removal and replacement project.

A second bid was opened as it’s irregularity was rectified.

A third bid was submitted by another business.

Then, the Council voted to award the bid to  C.L. Lindfoot of Grand Forks, in the amount of $195,674.

The Council tabled action on the bids due to a wide variance in the bid price.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen says Residential Recycling in Jamestown is still moving forward for implementation in the next few weeks.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 she said the goal of recycler, Ralph Friebel is to have the recycling carts delivered by February 12^th.   However, she pointed out that while the temperatures remain unseasonably cold, the distribution may be delay until the temps warm up.

She added the city has implemented the default option on his contract on February 1^st, however Friebel has a 60 day extension to implement residential recycling until the about the end of March this year.

She added that Friebel is awaiting final word on financing to move the recycling center to the former Coke plant in Jamestown.  In the meantime the present location of the Recycling Center has returned to its former hours.

Mayor Andersen pointed out that the city as of December 31^st, is no longer providing a subsidy to the recycler.

In other city update’s Mayor Andersen said the City Council has approved hiring Sarah Helleckson as the new City Administrator, effective February 20^th this year.

Most recently she has been the solid waste coordinator for the city of Plymouth, Minnesota, who previously withdrew her candidacy, and was re-contacted by the search committee, to come in for an interview.

Mayor Andersen said Ms. Helleckson is an attorney, adding that her background will be an asset in her position as City Administrator.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs remains in a half time position until the end of March assisting with the transition.

His original retirement date was December 31, 2017, however as a search for his successor took longer than planned he agreed to stay on.

The mayor added that Fuchs could be retained after March 31  to assist in other projects that he’s familiar with.

Mayor Andersen said the recent public meeting concerning proposed traffic flow changes in Downtown Jamestown was well attended.

Part of the presentation included the New Jersey Road Diet Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_zrAfRj20 which outline how a similar project took place, there.

She added that written comments are being accepted until February 15^th to:

Travis Dillman, City Engineer, 102 3rd Ave. NE, Jamestown, ND 58401 or by email at travis.dillman@interstateeng.com.

She added that the City of Jamestown will apply for a grant from the North Dakota Department of Transportation to cover the majority of costs, if the project is approved.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff reports, several drug related charges are pending against three people,  following law enforcement officers executing a search warrant at a Valley City residence on January 24th.

A news release from  the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, states,  January 24th, 2018 at approximately 6:30 PM the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office conducted a drugs/ narcotics search warrant at a residence in Valley City. Throughout the search warrant law enforcement located methamphetamine, methamphetamine paraphernalia, marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.

Sheriff McClaflin, says, three local male individuals are facing various drug/narcotic charges stemming from the executed search warrant.

Valley City Police Department assisted the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office with the execution of the search warrant.

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a father and his adult son have been arrested after sheriff’s deputies found drugs worth more than $1 million in their pickup truck during an interstate traffic stop in North Dakota.

Morton County sheriff’s officials say 53-year-old Robert Earl Smith from Vancouver, Washington and his 24-year-old son,  Christopher Conkey from Grants Pass, Oregon, were stopped on Interstate 94 near Mandan on Sunday morning.

The sheriff’s office says the son told a deputy they were transporting fan gear to the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. The deputy thought they were acting suspiciously and asked to search the truck. The request was denied, so a police dog was brought to the scene and alerted authorities to possible drugs.

Deputies found 210 pounds of raw marijuana, five pounds of THC wax/shatter, and eight grams of methamphetamine. and $2,400 in cash and the two were arrested.

 

BEACH, N.D. (AP) — A jury has convicted a former North Dakota police chief of sexually abusing a child.

A Golden Valley County jury returned its verdict Monday against former LaMoure Police Chief James Watson.  He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child

He’s also facing separate trials on felony sexual misconduct charges in Hettinger and Stark counties in southwestern North Dakota. The charges date back to 2011.

A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police are investigating after a man’s body was discovered under a dump truck.

KFGO reports the body was found about 5 p.m. Monday under the truck parked in a lot.

Police Sgt. Jim VanLith says it doesn’t appear the truck was related to the man’s death. An autopsy will be done later this week.

The man’s name has not been released.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man charged with arson has pleaded not guilty to threatening a police detective who investigated the fire in Bismarck.

Spencer Norton entered the plea to felony terrorizing Monday before South Central District Judge John Grinsteiner. A Bismarck police detective testified about the alleged threats Norton made during visitations between Norton and his fiancee, who owned the home that was burned.

Authorities say Norton threatened to beat or shoot Bismarck Police Detective Jon Lahr or harm his family for investigating the fire and arresting him.

The Bismarck Tribune says Norton will have separate trials for felony arson and terrorizing in May.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he will seek re-election to the post he has held since 2000.

Stenehjem is a former Grand Forks lawyer and state legislator. He is running for his sixth term as North Dakota’s top law enforcement officer.

Stenehjem says that during his tenure he has focused on combatting human trafficking, crimes against children and the elderly, protecting consumers from fraud, and fighting the illegal drug trade.

Democrats do not have a declared challenger at present.

Stenehjem lost to Gov. Doug Burgum in the Republican primary for governor in 2016.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An American Indian tribe has extended its suspension of new alcohol taxes and rules on the reservation located in the heart of North Dakota’s oil patch.

The Three Affiliated Tribes in November imposed a 7 percent tax on alcohol on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The tribe has said it needs higher tax rates to pay for road repairs, extra police and other consequences of oil development on the reservation.

Tribal rules also require permits and inspections by the tribe.

When the new taxes were first imposed, alcohol distributors halted shipments to the reservation, including the tribal-owned casino. Deliveries resumed when the taxes were first suspended.

The extension is in effect until April 3.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a Denver woman to remain jailed in North Dakota while she awaits sentencing for shooting at law officers during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland refused to grant a request by 38-year-old Red Fawn Fallis to be returned to a Fargo halfway house from which she went missing for an entire day last month.

Hovland cited a “lack of candor” by Fallis, saying she thwarted efforts to find her and refused to answer questions about her whereabouts.

Fallis’ attorneys had argued that aside from the one slip-up, Fallis had been an “exemplary” resident at the halfway house for three months.

Fallis pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to civil disorder and a weapons charge. Her sentencing is set for May 31.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Private attorneys will be hired to defend North Dakota over a new state law intended to clarify disputed ownership of minerals under a Missouri River reservoir.

North Dakota’s Industrial Commission directed state lawyers to hire the private attorneys on Monday, after meeting behind closed doors to discuss the lawsuit filed last month by state Rep. Marvin Nelson and others.

Gov. Doug Burgum signed the measure last year limiting state mineral claims under Lake Sakakawea to a smaller area than it had claimed.

Nelson says the law is unconstitutional and a giveaway of state resources.

The Industrial commission consists of Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. Burgum and Stenehjem are named in the lawsuit.

The panel did not discuss costs of the lawsuit in public.

 

 

In sports…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Villanova, Virginia and Purdue are making themselves comfortable atop the AP Top 25.

The Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in Monday’s latest poll, followed by the second-ranked Cavaliers and the third-ranked Boilermakers. It marked the fourth straight week that with the trio sitting 1-2-3 in the poll as they continue extended winning streaks.

Michigan State climbed a spot to No. 4, followed by No. 5 Xavier.

Sixth-ranked Cincinnati moved to its highest ranking since January 2004, followed by No. 7 Texas Tech reaching its highest ranking since March 1996. And eighth-ranked Auburn has its highest ranking since January 2000.

Ninth-ranked Duke and No. 10 Kansas rounded out the top 10. They slid along with fellow national powers Arizona and Kentucky after losses in an upset-filled weekend.

UConn remains the top choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

The Huskies (22-0) were still the unanimous No. 1 by the 32-member national media panel Monday. They routed No. 7 South Carolina on Thursday and then blew out Cincinnati on Sunday.

The first five teams were unchanged in the poll with Mississippi State, Baylor, Louisville and Notre Dame following UConn. The Bulldogs (23-0) host the Gamecocks on Monday night in a key Southeastern Conference clash.

Texas moved up two spots to sixth while UCLA, Oregon and Maryland round out the first 10 teams in the poll. The Ducks dropped three places after losing to then-No. 24 Stanford on Sunday night.

The 17th-ranked Cardinal made the biggest jump in the Top 25, moving up seven spots.

N.C. State entered the poll at No. 23 and Arizona State came in at 25 while West Virginia and California dropped out.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Young Professionals of Jamestown (YPJ) announces the 2018 Co-ed Volleyball Tournament is set for Saturday and Sunday March 3^rd and 4^th at Harold Newman Arena on the UJ campus.

On Saturday it will be co-ed teams of four and six.

Sunday, Men’s Teams of four and six, and Women’s Teams of four and six.

All tournaments will have and A & B Division.

For more information and registration on line go to: www.ypjamestown.com/volleyball

Sponsor include: YPJ, First Community Credit Union. Two Rivers Printing, University of Jamestown, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, and Apex Physical Therapy and Wellness Center..

 

Boy’s Basketball…

Des Lacs-Burlington 64, Nedrose 46

Dunseith 76, Bottineau 73, OT

Garrison 72, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 66

Glenburn 75, Burke County 72

May Port CG 68, Midway-Minto 65

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 64, Stanley 63

Parshall 84, Tioga 54

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Barnes County North 52, Griggs County Central 35

Barnesville, Minn. 53, Kindred 51

Beach 76, Richardton-Taylor 51

Carrington 78, Benson County 18

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 60, Napoleon 41

Enderlin 57, Northern Cass 34

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 74, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 29

Flasher 55, Washburn 48

Glenburn 64, Burke County 33

Grant County 59, Lemmon, S.D. 43

Hankinson 49, Maple Valley 28

Hazen 72, New Salem-Almont 37

Hettinger/Scranton 52, Beulah 38

Hillsboro/Central Valley 53, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 48

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 76, Warwick 41

Larimore 50, Lakota 49

Lisbon 56, Oakes 35

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 66, New Rockford-Sheyenne 24

Milnor-North Sargent 58, Sargent Central 50

New England 62, Dickinson Trinity 47

North Border 56, Dakota Prairie 49

Solen 67, Wakpala, S.D. 52

South Prairie 51, Ray 38

St. John 60, Cavalier 56

Surrey 43, Westhope-Newburg 39

Thompson 58, Sacred Heart, Minn. 36

Timber Lake, S.D. 63, Standing Rock 43

Tri-State 46, Richland 42

 

High School Basketball polls…

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Detroit 111 Portland 91

Final Washington 111 Indiana 102

Final Orlando 111 Miami 109

Final Utah 133 New Orleans 109

Final Denver 121 Charlotte 104

Final Sacramento 104 Chicago 98

Final L.A. Clippers 104 Dallas 101

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Toronto 7 Anaheim 4

Final OT Nashville 5 N-Y Islanders 4

Final Dallas 2 N-Y Rangers 1

Final Edmonton 6 Tampa Bay 2

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (19) West Virginia 75 (17) Oklahoma 73

 

Super Bowl Cold…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The extreme cold that settled over Minneapolis during the Super Bowl has some wondering if the NFL’s marquee event will ever return. Despite some complaints about the weather, many who attended say it wasn’t a negative. The NFL has used the Super Bowl as a reward for municipalities that pump public money into new venues. The next four Super Bowls will be held at warm-weather sites, all of them with new or recently renovated stadiums.

Gophers…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With eight losses in its last nine games, Minnesota’s once-bright season has taken a dim turn. The Gophers are missing two of their original starters, with a third playing through a persistent injury. As a result, they’ve been forced to endure another winter of growing pains they appeared to be past after last year. One silver lining could be the opportunity for improvement down the stretch from freshman guard Isaiah Washington.

 

NBA-NETS/BUCKS TRADEs

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have traded center Tyler Zeller to Milwaukee for guard Rashad Vaughn and a second-round pick. Zeller signed with the Nets last summer and averaged 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds this season.

The Nets say they will get the pick this June if it falls between Nos. 31-47. If not, it will go to Brooklyn in 2020.

 

NFL-LIONS-PATRICIA

DETROIT (AP) — Matt Patricia is the new head coach of the Detroit Lions after spending the last six seasons as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator.

Patricia was on coach Bill Belichick’s staff for 14 seasons, much of that while Lions general manager Bob Quinn was part of New England’s personnel department.

Former head coach Jim Caldwell was fired last month after the Lions missed the playoffs despite a 9-7 record. Detroit was eight games over .500 under Caldwell.

 

UPER BOWL-RATINGSl

NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 103.4 million people watched the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the smallest audience for television’s biggest yearly event since 2009.

The Nielsen company says viewership was down from last year’s audience of 111.3 million. The all-time record for Super Bowl viewing was 114.4 million for the Seattle-New England game in 2015.

The NFL’s viewership has been down this season, and so has television watching in general. The decline came despite a thrilling game that was competitive from beginning to end.

Meanwhile, the post-game episode of “This is Us” was seen by 27 million people, the most-watched entertainment program after the Super Bowl in six years.

 

MLB-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Astros have avoided salary arbitration with their World Series hero.

Outfielder George Springer has accepted a two-year, $24 million package that allows him to remain eligible for arbitration again after the 2019 season. Springer batted .283 with 34 homers and 85 RBIs in 2017, his fourth major league season.

The 28-year-old Springer homered in each of the last four games in last year’s Fall Classic as the Astros captured their first championship. He tied a World Series record with five home runs while batting .379 with seven RBIs against the Dodgers.

In other baseball news:

— The Texas Rangers have signed veteran infielder Darwin Barney to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league spring training. The 2012 Gold Glove winner hit .232 with six home runs and 25 RBIs in 129 games for Toronto last season. The 32-year-old Barney has a .246 career batting average in 814 career games over eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Blue Jays.

 

TENNIS-NADAL INJURY

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he is on track to returning to the ATP Tour in Acapulco this month.

The top-ranked Nadal says he is recovering well from the left leg muscle injury that forced him to retire in the Australian Open quarterfinals last month. He says he is undergoing intensive treatment to make sure he is fit to play in the Mexico tournament which starts on Feb. 26.

 

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